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| Arizona Quilters Guild is a state wide Guild with over 2400 members. There are currently 50 chapters of the Guild. The annual dues are $30 for new members, and $25 for renewals. There is a fall and spring meeting for all members, and an annual quilt show in the spring each year. | |
- Ahwatukee/Phoenix
Prickly Piecers. We are one of the newest chapters of the Arizona Quilters' Guild. We meet on the third Thursday evening of each month at Desert Foothills United Methodist Church, 2156 E Liberty Lane,7:00, with a 'field trip' every once in a while at local quilt shops. Be sure to email or call to make sure we are meeting at the church if you are planning on coming! Yearly dues are $25 for the Piecers, or $3 per visit if you are a non-member. We have what we call' SewIns' on the first Friday of the month where we get together at the church and work on either charity work or our own UFOs. Come and check us out! We're a FUN group!!! Contact: Ken Casey Phone:480 759 6069 Email: Gossamerkc@cox.net - Bullhead City
Colorado River Quilters-We have over 60 members, local & winter visitors. Workshops are on the 1st & 4th Thursday, business meeting, social hour, program on the 3rd thursday, all held at the Riviera Baptist Church. Activities include show and tell, block of the month, challenge quilt, demonstration of techniques, charity quilts, visiting teachers and fellowship. Opportunity quilt and boutique held at the city's yearly Hardyville Days held in October each year. A quilt show is held every other year (2010). Donations to various organizations Contact: hebo67@citlink.net - Chandler
Nimble Thimbles, a chapter of the Arizona Quilters Guild. Visit our website for more information. - Chino Valley
Chino Valley Quilters. We have about 40 members who pay $15 a year in dues. We meet at 9:30 am at the Hope Lutheran Church. We have Friendship Groups, make charity quilts, have classes, block of the month and have a Quilt Show every other year. carolehanen@yahoo.com - Fort Mohave
Stitch-N-Rippits. We have 30 members. This is a learning and teaching guild. Meetings are fun and informative. We meet the 2nd and 4th Thursday each month at 6:00pm. Dues for membership is $20.00. We meet in the club house at Los Lagos Gated Community. Los Lagos is located on the south east corner of Mountain View and Lipan. For further information contact Heartstrings@frontiernet.net - Holbrook
Dusty Desert quilt guild meets 2nd. Thursday 6:30pm elks lodge holbrook, az. john rogers cornbinder1941@hotmail.com - Hot Springs
Hot Springs Area Quilt Guild meets on the 4th Thursday of the month, sxcept November & December; at the Ouachitz Professional Building, Fordyce Room, 1900 Malvern Avenue, in Hot Springs, located adjacent to National Park Medical Center. We have approximately 50 members. Meetings are at 6:00 p.m., with a social at 5:30. Monthly lessons, classes & small groups, quilt-ins for charity quilts. Contact Wilma Blair at wimblair@prodigy.net . Ask about our 2009 quilt show one fabric challenge quilt . . . Reta Lawrence 501/767-4872 Peggy Young 501/767-8704 - Kingman
Kingman Quilters Guild has about 68 members. We meet at 9:00am on Wednesdays for bee and the 3rd Wednesday is our monthly meeting. We meet at the College Park Southern Babtist Church 1990 Jagerson Ave. We have a block of the month a Opportunity quilt each year and a Quilt Show in October. Please do try to join us. - Lake Havasu City
Havasu Stitchers Guild is a chapter of Arizona Quilters Guild. Havasu Stitchers have approximately 156 members. We meet at Assoc of Realtors Center, 2293 Swanson Avenue on 2nd Thursday of each month at 7pm. Guests: $3 fee. We have classes monthly, three to four quilt camps, plus many more events. Contact havasustitchersguild@yahoo.com or check out our website or mail to P.O. Box 2875 LHC, AZ 86405-2875 - Mesa
Cholla Chapter Quilting Guild. We have about 80 members and meet at 9:30 am the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. We meet at Velda Rose Methodist Church on Main Street at 56th Street. We have fat quarter raffles, secret sisters, work shops and our second annual quilt show. - Phoenix
Phoenix Area Quilters Assn. We have monthly meetings which feature presentations by a variety of local and national teachers. The lectures cover such varied topics as traditional and innovative quilting, wearable arts, embellishment for both clothing and quilts, quilt history and restoration. Each meeting consists of a lecture, a short business session, "Bring and Brag," raffles, block of the month, and of course socializing. Our meetings are held at the APS Building, 2124 West Cheryl Drive in Phoenix. Sign-in and socialization begins at 7:00 with the evening's presentation beginning at 7:30. Admission is $5.00 for non-members. Annual Membership is $20.00. For further information, please contact us at P.O. Box 30074, Phoenix, AZ 85046 or email us at Jand@dancris.com , or Joy@cybertrails.com, or Bleary@cheerful.com
- Prescott
Thumb Butte Quilters' Guild. We have 130 members who pay $30.00 a year in dues. We meet the second Monday of the month at St. Lukes Episcopal Church. We have workshops and programs every month. We have a company store, show and tell and active friendship groups. We do a large quilt show every other year. Contact beeson@commspeed.net for more information.
Mountain Top Quilters is a chapter of the Arizona Quilters Guild. We meet the third Monday of the month at 9:30 at the Granite Peak Unitarian Universalist Church, 882 Sunset Ave., Prescott, AZ. We have approximately 100 members. Visitors are always welcome. Our activities include a quilt show every other year and an opportunity quilt raffle. At each meeting we have a fat quarter drawing, block of the month, show and tell, and a speaker; and in the afternoons we have workshops. We have a very active group making quilts as a community service. For more information contact Evelyn Russell at chevie@peoplepc.com. Mountain Top Quilters P.O. Box 12961 Prescott, AZ 86304. - Prescott Valley
Lonesome Valley Quilt Guild. We meet at 7pm on the first Monday evening of the month at the Mountain Valley Church of God, 8123 E. Manley Dr. We have a library, secret sister program, fat quarter exchange, door prizes, community service projects, workshops, mini quilt groups, mystery quilt, opportunity quilt, speakers at each meeting. National speaker once a year. Dues are $25/year. Approximately 60 members. Info: Fran, 928-771-1309. ecturner1@cableone.net - Sahuarita
Sonora PieceMakers and Friends. Between October and May we meet weekly at 1:00pm in the Mesquite Room of the Sonora Clubhouse in Rancho Sahuarita. Twice-monthly home Bees are scheduled June through September. No dues. Scheduled meetings include Begin Quilting classes, new techniques, quilting for others, and free time to work on individual projects. We welcome Sonora quilters, sewers and other needle artists who would enjoy socializing with others.
Valley Quilter's Guild. Valley Quilter's Guild.
We have about 150 members who pay $25 a year in dues. Meeting place and time may vary so check our website at to get up to date information. We have monthly meetings with a program as well as several other activities including small groups (Bees) that meet monthly and quilt making classes. We have a quilt show or studio tour on alternating years. - Sierra Vista
Hummingbird Stitchers Quilt Guild. We have about 130 members who pay $15 a year in dues. We meet at 7pm on the firts Monday of the month and every Wednesday at 9:30am at the Sierra Vista Communited United Church of Christ. We have a block lottery, classes, and various speakers at our meetings. We also do charity quilting for area organizations and do a show every year. Contact hsqg2002@yahoo.com for more information. - Tempe
Cactus Patchers - We are one of the oldest chapters of the Arizona Quilt Guild. Meetings are held at the Pyle Center located at the corner of Rural rd and Southern ave in Tempe on the second and forth Tuesday of every month starting at 6:30pm. We always have FUN activities, projects and interesting speakers to keep us entertained. Guests and new members are always welcome. No membership dues! For more info contact Marion at mpk1010@cox.net . - Tucson
Tucson Quilters Guild, P.O. Box 14454, Tucson, AZ 85732-4454. Meets 2nd Weds. of each month at 9:30 AM, and the Tuesday prior to the 2nd Weds. at 7:00 PM. Both meetings have same great speaker and content. We meet at St. Francis Cabrini Church, 3201 E. Presidio, near Ft. Lowell and Country Club. Dues are $25 per year, March to February. Cutoff to join to be eligible to put a quilt in our annual January show is October. All our members must work at least one shift at our show.
TE Piece Makers meet weekly at 1pm Wednesdays. We meet at the Multipurpose Hall in Tucson Estates, Western Way. This group is starting its 3rd year with 20 plus members. Show & Tell and new techniques are all part of the fun time we spend quilting. No Membership fees,at this time, but there is a cost when a new project is presented by a member. Members are expected to make small items at times to be sold at an Annual Craft Market to help defer costs. Contact Tricia at anoscut@yahoo.com for further info
